League Champion: Boston Celtics
PTS Leader: Elgin Baylor (457)
TRB Leader: Bill Russell (299)
AST Leader: Bob Cousy (91)
WS Leader: Elgin Baylor (2.8)
| Place | Division | Margin | Month | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | Overall | Home | Road | E | W | ≤3 | ≥10 | Mar | Apr |
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 8-2 | 6-0 | 2-2 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 6-1 | 4-1 | 4-1 | |
| 2 | Los Angeles Lakers | 6-6 | 4-2 | 2-4 | 6-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 6-5 | 0-1 | |
| 3 | St. Louis Hawks | 5-7 | 3-3 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 4-3 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 2-4 |
| 4 | Syracuse Nationals | 4-4 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 2-0 | 1-4 | 4-4 | ||
| 5 | Detroit Pistons | 2-3 | 2-0 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-3 | |||
| 6 | Philadelphia Warriors | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-3 | |||
| Rk | Team | BOS | DET | LAL | PHW | STL | SYR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 4-1 | 4-1 | ||||
| 2 | Detroit Pistons | 2-3 | |||||
| 3 | Los Angeles Lakers | 3-2 | 3-4 | ||||
| 4 | Philadelphia Warriors | 0-3 | |||||
| 5 | St. Louis Hawks | 1-4 | 4-3 | ||||
| 6 | Syracuse Nationals | 1-4 | 3-0 |